Prayer · Orach Chaim 82
Foul Odors During Prayer
5 questions · 16 opinions
What degree of dryness must excrement reach before it is considered like dirt and permitted to recite Shema or pray in its presence?
5 opinions across 2 eras
Dry Excrement ThresholdDoes the 'crumbling' necessary for excrement to be considered like dirt require complete fine crumbling, or does breaking into two or three pieces suffice?
2 opinions across 2 eras
Degree of CrumblingIs excrement that has frozen solid in cold weather permitted to pray near, or is it treated as fully moist excrement?
2 opinions across 2 eras
Frozen ExcrementWhen urine has been absorbed into the ground (or clothing), what level of moisture remains makes it forbidden to pray near?
5 opinions across 2 eras
Moisture Threshold After Abs…Is the 'crumbling upon rolling' standard (Rema) understood as a stricter or more lenient test than the Mechaber's 'crumbling upon throwing' standard, and what is the underlying logic?
2 opinions across 2 eras
Comparison of Standards